2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Alumni Affairs / 45 ALUMNI AFFAIRS Michael W. VanSlyke, Associate Vice President Room 4-943 CC, 810-762-7853 mvanslyk@kettering.edu MISSION STATEMENT To represent Kettering University with enthusiasm and integrity in securing Alumni support of University initiatives. The Kettering/GMI Alumni Association is a world-wide organization of over 30,000 graduates. Governed by a 28-member elected Board of Directors, the association sponsors services and programs for alumni as well as for students and faculty. Programs include class reunions and the annual Alumni Weekend, a network of alumni clubs throughout the U.S. and around the world. In addition, the Association annually sponsors the Distinguished Alumnus Scholarship. Alumni keep in touch with the University through the Kettering Alumni News, and a Home Page on the Internet www.kettering.edu/alumni/. Also, each year at Alumni Day, alumni may be recognized for their professional accomplishments with the following awards: • Engineering Achievement • Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna • Management Achievement • Alumni Service • Civic Achievement • Entrepreneurial Achievement • Outstanding Achievement • Human Relations • Special Recognition • Young Alumni Achievement In recent years, the Association has established a network of Class Agents and Class Secretaries to serve as liaisons between Kettering and each graduating class. A network of alumni has been created to assist the University in student recruitment, coop employer recruitment, and fund raising. In addition, the Association supports the Kettering Endowment Fund. Alumni contributions support student scholarships, fellowships and grants, the Richard P. Scharchburg Archives, faculty enrichment programs, laboratories and equipment additions, library investments, and facilities improvements. The Kettering Student Alumni Council (SAC), a student organization sponsored by the Alumni Association, fosters interaction between alumni and students through various activities such as the Visiting Alumnus/Alumna Speaker Program, Alumni Day, workshops, fund raising, and tours. Kettering alumni are recognized throughout the world for their accomplishments and leadership in business, industry, and other professions.
Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. 46 / Kettering University GRADUATE PROGRAMS Tony Hain, Ph.D., Vice President Graduate Studies & Corporate Connections and Business Room 2-703 AB, 810-762-7959 thain@kettering.edu Degree Programs Kettering University offers master of science degrees in a variety of subject areas. The concentrations in the Engineering program are Automotive Systems, Mechanical Cognate, Manufacturing Engineering, CAE Simulation, Manufacturing Engineering-Lean Concentration, and Mechanical Design. For resident engineering students, a limited number of teaching and research assistantships are available. In addition, Kettering is proud to offer management degrees in Engineering, Manufacturing Management, Operations Management, Engineering Management, and Manufacturing Operations, as well as our newest Master's degree in Information Technology. A bachelor's degree is required for admission to any program. For admission to one of the engineering concentrations, the bachelor's degree must be from an ABET regionally accredited institution and in an appropriate engineering area. The degrees in engineering and in management can be completed in as few as fifteen months although the student has up to six years to complete the program. Courses are available on-campus, as well as off-campus at the sites of participating employers around the country in a distance-learning program. The courses are presented off-campus by videotape, CD-ROM, video-streaming, and augmented by use of the Internet to eliminate time and distance as barriers to completion of a master's degree. BACHELOR/MASTER PROGRAM Available to Kettering Undergraduate students only. Must be an on-campus student. Kettering University undergraduate students who desire to obtain a master’s degree may elect to complete the bachelor/master (BS/MS) program which provides students an opportunity to accelerate the process in which they earn both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. This program is available only to Kettering University undergraduate students and leverages Kettering University’s premier academic programs. Students who are admitted into the BS/MS program will complete the same total number of work terms as conventional non-BS/MS undergraduate students. Program Requirements OPTION 1: Undergraduate (BS) Thesis and Optional Graduate (MS) Thesis The student completes the undergraduate degree, with the traditional undergraduate thesis (BS), and receives the bachelor’s degree at the conventional time • 8 credits of mezzanine level (500-level) courses, which were completed at the undergraduate level, are also applied to the graduate degree • 32 credits remain in order to complete the graduate degree (for a total of 40 graduate credits). As an option, 4 of these credits can be granted for an MS thesis. Students must apply to the Option 1 BS/MS program before graduating or within 18 months after obtaining their undergraduate degree OPTION 2: Graduate (MS) Thesis Only: No Undergraduate (BS) Thesis • 8 credits granted for the MS thesis, 4 are applied to the undergraduate degree, 4 are applied to the graduate degree • The student will not receive the bachelor's degree until completion of the MS thesis • One course (4 credits) will be waived in the graduate program • 8 credits of mezzanine level (500-level) courses, which were completed at the undergraduate level, are also applied to the master's degree • 28 credits will remain to complete the master's degree (for a total of 36 graduate credits). • The MS thesis will be a more purely academic thesis driven by the faculty, but must be authorized by the student sponsor Students must apply to the Option 2 BS/MS program before normally starting their undergraduate thesis (i.e. before submitting their PTA).
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